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Consistency
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difficulty
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crowd
50M
wave length
BEACH
break type
8
WAVE QUALITY
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Salt Creek Surf Spot

North America,  California,  California (South),  Orange County,  Orange County - South
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Located in Southern Orange County in Southern Creek is an excellent beach break that breaks over a boulder and sand bottom. The waves here are classic but can get challenging at times. They break for up to 50 meters providing fun sections for turns and airs.

What are the best surf conditions for Salt Creek?

Gets good between waist high and double overhead. We recommend riding a longboard when smaller and a shortboard when bigger. Salt Creek has something to offer all levels of surfers up and down the beach. The surf here is pretty consistent (6/10) and will be packed, especially in the summer (9/10). The best winds are from the East. The best swells are from the Northwest, South, Southwest, and West. Works on all tides depending on the chosen peak.

We recommend wearing a 3/2 wetsuit in the summer when the water temperature rises to 20 degrees. In winter we recommend wearing a 4/3 wetsuit with temps being a brisk 15 degrees. See the temperature chart below for more data on this.

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50M LONG WAVE
Beach break OVER Boulders and sand BOTTOM

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Seasonal surf conditions at Salt Creek

The chart below shows seasonal surf data over a 12 month period. Consistency of swells are only recorded for a swell with a period of more than 7 seconds. This data is for the region and not necessarily specific to Salt Creek. It also shows the peak, shoulder and off peak seasons for surfing at Salt Creek. Check today's Salt Creek surf report for current conditions.

Air and sea temperature for surfing at Salt Creek

The air and sea temperatures at Salt Creek surf spot are listed below on average over a 12 month period. See our recommendations on what to wear.

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Other Surf Spots Nearby

There are 12 other surf spots near Salt Creek. Discover them below:

19.1KM

Corona Del Mar Jetty

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Right | Exp Surfers
150m long
Surf forecast
8.2KM

Laguna Beach (Brooks Street)

8
Peak | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast
12.7KM

Morro Beach

7
Left | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast
9.3KM

Rockpile/Heisler Park

7
Right | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast
1.7KM

Strands Point

7
Peak | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast
11.8KM

T Street (Trafalgar Street)

7
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
32.5KM

Huntington Pier, Southside

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast
10.6KM

204s

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast
4.1KM

Doheny State Beach

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast
44.7KM

San Gabriel Rivermouth

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
32.9KM

Huntington State Beach

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
8.2KM

Poche Beach

5
Peak | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast

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